Sights & Attractions in Cairo

Things to Do in Islamic Cairo North

Name	Category	Location

Bab al-Futuh To the left, inside the entrance to the is a small passageway...	Architectural Sites, Viewpoints	Islamic Cairo North

Bab al-Nasr This gate is similar to Bab al-Futuh, except that two square...	Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Bayt al-Suhaymi Considered the best example of domestic Islamic architecture...	Houses / Mansions, Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Complex of Qalaun One of the early Mamluk rulers of Egypt, Mansur Qalaun was originally...	Architectural Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Islamic Cairo North

Khan al-Khalili The Khan has been a marketplace since the end of the 14th century...	Markets / Bazaars	Islamic Cairo North


Madrasa and Mausoleum of Sultan al-Salih al-Ayyubi Although it does not appear to be very significant from the street...	Architectural Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Islamic Cairo North

Madrasa of al-Nasir Muhammad Considered the greatest Mamluk sultan, al-Nasir ruled on three...	Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Madrasa of Mithqal This beautifully restored Mamluk madrasa, which is built in a...	Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Madrasa of Sultan al-Zahir Baybars I Al-Zahir Baybars' reign (1260-77) marked the real beginning of...	Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Mosque and Madrasa of Barquq The first of the Circassian Mamluk Sultans, Barquq assumed power...	Religious Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Mosque of al-Aqmar The name of the mosque means "the moonlit" and refers to the...	Religious Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Mosque of al-Hakim Originally built in AD 1010 by the Fatimid Khalifa (caliph) al-Hakim...	Religious Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Palace of Bishtak Bishtak was a wealthy amir who married one of Sultan al-Nasir...	Castles / Palaces	Islamic Cairo North

Qa'a of Muhhib al-Din Halfway up a street called Shar'a Bayt al-Qadi, on the west side...	Houses / Mansions, Architectural Sites	Islamic Cairo North

Sabil-Kuttab of Abdul Rahman Katkhuda Katkhuda is a Persian word meaning "master of the house." The...	Architectural Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Islamic Cairo North

Sayyidna al-Husayn Mosque One of the holiest sites in Egypt, the mosque was originally...	Religious Sites	Islamic Cairo North
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